Best Free iPhone and iPad Apps of 2011 (So Far)

Are you done playing all the levels in Angry Birds and looking for some other free cool apps to try out? I've selected my top 20 from dozens of great new apps for your iPhone or iPad launched this year -- and here's the best bit: they're all free.

Photosynth

Capture the world around you with your iPhone in spectacular 3D panoramas. Microsoft’s app stiches your pictures together and you can share them via Photosynth’s online service or on Facebook with your friends.

Great for when you are on a slow connection, Opera Mini 6 for iPhone and iPad is a serious contender to Safari. Background tab loading is a great feature and you can synchronize bookmarks from your desktop computer if you use Opera as your browser.

Your mission in Land-a Panda is to assist a male panda meet his dream partner in a puzzle adventure with cannons, hazards, and a lot of coins to collect. The game has adorable sounds and creative graphics.

Free for a limited time, Super 8 is a vintage camera app for both video and photos. Gestures include changing the effects and filters by swiping across the camera and playing video by pulling down a projector screen.

Look up any word on your iPhone or iPad with the Merriam-Webster dictionary, or check out the word of the day. The app is simple and easy to use, and the spoken search feature can be particularly handy.

eBay's Motors app lets your browse all the car listings on the site, with a few extra perks such as free vehicle history reports from Experian AutoCheck and a place to store information about your cars.

Vimeo's iPhone app goes beyond the standard uploading and browsing features and allows you to edit on the fly and add transitions, titles, and music to clips shot with your phone before you share them with the world.